Thomson Cruises, which is part of the TUI group, said it would operate the 69,130 gross ton TUI Discovery from the UK in the summer of 2018. The ship will said to the Baltic and Norway from Newcastle and to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Islands from Southampton. The company has not, as yet, provided any details about the itineraries of the present Mein Schiff 1, which will be transferred fromTUI Cruises in Germany next year. The ship's new name has not been disclosed either.